cathy lee has a few days off this week. nice to have you. >> i'm disappointed she is not here. thought by now we would have this going. what is this? >> this is a mardi gras cake sent from new orleans. the whole deal is this seems early for mardi gras, but this is the official sort of kick off to the mardi gras season. >> hoda, you do not get a body like this eating cake. sitting in for kathy lee. i loved my time with hoda. and the reason was i think you and your cakes gave me the perfect preparation for interviewing people like mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> can i say how fun it was? you have a weird way, i have to point out, when we had a guest, it started off fun and somehow you found a way to curve in and go right for it. i remember taking note when i watched you do it. >> what i loved about you on there, it's interesting about the premise of your book, really smart, underpinning it is a love of news and journalism. that's really what you're about. >> i spent my whole career traveling the world and covering great stories and i loved it. i loved every minute of it. when i decided t

seacrest: when moulton's comic first came to television in a 1974 tv movie cathy lee crosby played wonderoman. but her blond hair, small frame, and track-suit uniform strayed far from the original comic book character. for the tv series, the producers wanted the embodiment of the "wonder woman" comic but finding an actress who could pull it off was proving difficult, until they came upon lynda carter. her earnest attitude and statuesque looks made her uniquely suited to the role. carter: i will never have another character that is that memorable. very few actors ever have a character that is that, you know seared into people's minds. and i have to say that doing a comic book character is almost impossible. and there is a kind of a secret to it. people want to believe and you have to make it real. seacrest: from the beginning lynda carter faced challenges. first came the costume which some thought was too revealing. i wore less on the beach. it was the american flag in a one-piece suit. people thought that i pulled in my waist, i actually didn't. because my waist is really small -- or it w

lee jones. snubs this year, those were in the director categories. >> cathy bigelow was not nominated and won fort director. ben affleck, i think they would love to see him nominated. >> if you don't know who i am, pretend i'm donnie osmond. >> reporter: with a preview of what to expect on oscar night, seth mcfarlane was joined on stage this morning by actress emma stone. the race is officially on for the 85th academy awards with nominees doing the red carpet rounds until oscar's big night february 24th n. new york, ashley devorakan, fox news. >> the speculation has begin. who will win? >> i have my favorites. >> you have seen notch them, right? and you're not supposed to tell our secrets come. on. >> and let's be honest. enough time to watch them wife. >> absolutely. >> and three kids are married. >> right. can you watch argo. >> yeah. and that is true. >> and anyway, let's go with what is happening out there. you had to like today. >> beautiful. >> and that means so good and i am going to be perfectly honest with you. it, you know, i always say this happened. it got warmer than we thought, and

cathy lanier on c-span's q&a. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. "washington journal" continues. host: representative leery, republican of nebraska's second district. thank you for being here. guest: thank you. good morning to you and everyone watching. host: news out of nebraska. the governor back their route for the pipeline, the keystone xl pipeline. here is what "the new york times" says -- what does this mean for your stay? guest: it is good news for our state because it brings jobs and economic development in new property taxes. but it is more important to the nation as a whole that we access the third largest pool of oil in the world, so we did not have to buy imports from opec. so, it is a win-win for my state and a win for the country. host: why the new route? we are looking at a map from "the new york times." you can see the initial group and this is the revision. guest: the new route -- the sand hills is really a beloved area of our state where it is dry and sandy. it is. eco-environment and people were concerned about the environmental impact. our governor asked transcanada to move off of the